10 December 2012

I Have Got a New One ... Of Course a QSL-Card

Since nearly 24 years I have been a ham and in the last 15 years or so I used a QSL-Card which was simple, but I liked it. But times have changed and every thing seems to be more colorful. So it took a long time to search for a motive. Time went by and I considered several pictures, but at last I decided to stick with a local motive.

It is stormy weather outside, but there is a light coming from the left side. What you see is a building which is situated on the borders of the Neckar in Tuebingen.

The Hoelderlinturm from Wikipedia

This is the tower of a former city wall where a famous poet Friedrich Hölderlin lived from 1806 until 1843. At this time he was mentally ill and a carpenter Ernst Zimmer gave him a room in his house.

His lyrics are even for a german hard to read, but when you get used to it, it is really fun. Hyperion is a novel which he wrote in his early years (1797/99) .

The work is composed of letters from Hyperion to his friends Bellarmin and the writerDiotima. It is set in Greece and deals with invisible forces, conflicts, beauty, and hope. The novel deals with young Greeks fighting to gain Greek independence.(From Wikipedia)

About Me

I am the man in between music and logic. So hamradio with frequencies is interconnected with musical instrument building based on physical and mathematical theories. So when all comes together: I like music and the silence between the sounds.